March 29, 2024 14:53 (IST)
Pakistan: 57 killed in bus-oil tanker crash
Karachi, Jan 11 (IBNS): At least 57 people were killed in an accident between a bus and an oil tanker in southern Pakistan on Sunday morning, media reports said.
The accident occurred at Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed following which the bus caught fierce fire.
"Four people, traveling on the roof top of the bus, remained safe after they jumped from the vehicle when it hit the tanker," Pakistan's Geo News reported.
According to initial report, the accident occurred due to the negligence of oil tanker driver, who escaped from the site after the accident.
Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) emergency department incharge Seemi Jamali told Geo News that 57 bodies including women and four injured have been shifted to Jinnah Hospital, where emergency has been declared.
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